A Week of Constitutional Housekeeping

The Weekly Pulse ยท week ending 2026-09-19

No poll results were finalized this week, but the site added 120 new questions and the comment threads did the heavy lifting. Voters spent most of their energy relitigating how the executive branch is supposed to work.

๐Ÿ’ฌ From the discussions

A disagreement over whether to abolish the Electoral College or reform it.

โ€œIt is long past time to do away with this racist idiocy designed to give slave holding states political power far beyond their voting population (you remember the 3/5 compromise?).โ€ โ€” JE_Thomas
โ€œThis can be done without throwing out the baby, Nebraska and Maine appoint electors by district.โ€ โ€” sjs

Read the thread โ†’

Whether the Vice President should be elected separately from the President.

โ€œmy hesitation in that taking it out of the hands of the president risks pushing partisanship inside the executive branch, only making matters worse.โ€ โ€” dagman
โ€œIt might be refreshing to have a VP pushing back against an out-of-control executive instead of one who says, "I'm just like Trump but with a beard."โ€ โ€” JE_Thomas

Read the thread โ†’

๐Ÿ—ฃ The Minority Report

โ€œFair point, but I'm not sure statehood would protect them from the mistreatment. At least under this administration.โ€

โ€” dagman, making the case for the trailing side. A concession followed by a caveat is rarer than it should be in a comment section. Join that thread โ†’

๐Ÿ—ณ Still open

If any of these caught your eye, the polls are open โ€” weigh in when you have a minute.

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